<span style="color: #222222;">The income tax department is conducting searches at the residence of former National Stock Exchange MD and CEO Chitra Ramakrishna pertaining to charges of tax evasion and financial irregularities against her and others.  <br />''<br />''Sources said the searches started today morning at Chitra's residence in Chembur in Mumbai.<br />''<br />''The IT officials also conducted searches at Chitra's mother's residence. Chitra drew flak after she said she consulted a spiritual Guru dwelling in the Himalayas for her professional matters when she was the CEO of NSE. Recently, she was penalised by the SEBI for passing sensitive information to an outsider. </span><br />